Events
Darning Workshop Led by LucyDreamsOf
Join us for a leisurely night of mending at Production Mode!
Lucy Leith, designer and Production Mode’s mending expert will lead a small group (10 ppl max) through the basics of darning.
What is darning?
Darning is the act of repairing a torn or worn out piece of cloth by hand, weaving new threads into the old. It is a surprisingly simple mending technique that works great for small holes, like in worn out socks, chunkier knits, jeans, and moth-eaten sweaters, without the need for additional fabric patches.
Lucy will provide a demo, physical examples and diagrams to follow along, and guidance while you repair your own garments.
This workshop is intended to be fun and relaxing, for absolute beginners and experienced sewists alike. Come out for an enjoyable evening while learning a new skill. Drinks (cocktails & NA options) and light snacks will be provided.
Visible Mending Workshop Led by The Goody Vault
Join us for a leisurely night of mending at Production Mode!
Manny Edwards, founder of the Goody Vault, will lead a small group through the basics of mending a damaged garment. To provide context and inspiration, Manny will bring some of his favorite mended vintage pieces from the 1940s-70s.
This workshop is intended to be fun and relaxing, while teaching you the art of hand mending.
Visible Mending Workshop Led by The Goody Vault
Join us for a leisurely night of mending at Production Mode!
Manny Edwards, founder of the Goody Vault, will lead a small group through the basics of mending a damaged garment. To provide context and inspiration, Manny will bring some of his favorite mended vintage pieces from the 1940s-70s.
This workshop is intended to be fun and relaxing, while teaching you the art of hand mending.
Multi-Harness Weave-a-long with Maggie Leininger
Learn the basics of hand weaving with us! In this afternoon workshop, Maggie Leininger will lead you through the process of how to use a four-harness loom and weave a piece of fabric that you can use to decorate your home or wardrobe. This class is ideal for beginners with absolutely no experience who want to learn how a loom works. Participants will learn to use a versatile and portable multi-harness loom, how to read a weaving pattern, and how color blending occurs in a weaving. Participants will be able to take home what they've woven during the workshop for future reference.
Reverse Drafting with The Weaving Mill
Join us for a delightful afternoon unlocking the secrets of weaving ...
Reverse drafting is the process of unraveling fabric swatches and diagramming their construction using weave draft notation on graph paper. In this workshop, Emily Winter from The Weaving Mill will lead participants through the process of unraveling swatches of woven cloth and diagramming their construction on graph paper. It’s really fun! Think of it like a material sudoku. You don’t have to be a weaver to get in on this. If you like puzzles of any kind, we think you’ll enjoy it.
Shibori & Natural Dyeing Workshop led by Ms. Amy Taylor
Join us for a relaxing day of natural dyeing at Production Mode!
Master dyer Amy Taylor will be leading a small group (10 ppl max) through the basics of shibori and natural dyeing.
Participants will be provided with their choice of a Production Mode silk charmeuse scarf, silk charmeuse shirt, or organic cotton t-shirt blank (all ethically made in Chicago!) to dye in either cutch (acacia catechu), which produces a cinnamon brown color, or logwood (haematoxylon campechianum), which imparts a rich purple.
Amy will demonstrate how to bind our shirt and scarf blanks in order to achieve a lovely mermaid scale design.
This workshop is intended to be fun and relaxing, while introducing you to the art of shibori and natural dyeing. Come out for an enjoyable day learning new skills AND leaving with a lovely handmade shirt or scarf hand dyed by you to keep or gift to a loved one! Drinks (cocktails & NA options) and light snacks will be provided.
Visible Mending Workshop Led by The Goody Vault
Join us for a leisurely night of mending at Production Mode!
Manny Edwards, founder of the Goody Vault, will lead a small group through the basics of mending a damaged garment. To provide context and inspiration, Manny will bring some of his favorite mended vintage pieces from the 1940s-70s.
This workshop is intended to be fun and relaxing, while teaching you the art of hand mending.
